JPH08263724A - Paper sheets operating device and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely confirm whether a paper sheet belongs to a transaction processor or a paper sheet operating device and to attain accurate management by respectively independently managing paper sheets existing on the upstream side of the carrying direction of a carrier and paper sheets existing on the downstream side of a reference position. CONSTITUTION: A belonging device switching shutter 30a is arranged on an inner carrying position through replenishment carrying rollers R1 arranged on the inner position of an operation side replenishment connecting part 23 and a belonging device swiching shutter 30b is arranged on an inner carrying position through recovery carrying rollers R2 arranged on the inner position of an operation side recovery connecting part 24. The positions of respective shutters 30a, 30b are set up as reference positions for controlling the management of paper money A and a device to which paper money A to be replenished or recovered belongs is determined based on these positions set up as branch positrons. If jamming is generated at the time of replenishing or recovering paper money, paper money A,... is treated in each belonging device, the ATM side or the operation device side, based on the segmenting action of the shutters 30a, 30b to precisely distinguish the belonging devices of all sheets of paper money.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet management apparatus for replenishing or collecting paper sheets such as banknotes and forms in a transaction processing apparatus such as an automatic teller machine or an automatic teller machine, and More specifically, the present invention relates to a paper sheet operating apparatus and a paper sheet processing system having a processing function that is excellent in replenishment or recovery management of paper sheets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A paper sheet having a self-propelled function and a function of automatically replenishing or collecting paper sheets in a transaction processing apparatus (paper sheet processing apparatus) such as the above-described automatic teller machine and automatic teller machine. A processing system has been proposed in which an operation device is connected and a transaction medium such as banknotes is replenished or collected to perform operation maintenance of the transaction processing device and reduction of staff operation.

In this processing system, when the paper sheet handling apparatus is carrying out a bill replenishing or collecting process, for example, when a conveyance trouble such as a bill jam occurs, the following problems occur. There is.

In other words, in terms of management of the amount of cash, even if a jam banknote is taken out and restored, it becomes unclear whether the banknote should be loaded into the transaction processing device or the paper sheet management device, and the transaction processing is originally performed. When the banknotes to be loaded into the apparatus are loaded into the paper sheet handling apparatus, the number of replenished or collected sheets in the transaction processing apparatus is different from the actual number in the memory, which causes a difference.

Further, from the viewpoint of the risk of loss, when the paper money handling apparatus is pulled away from the transaction processing apparatus while the banknotes are jammed at the connection portion of the transport path, the jammed banknotes are exposed, and Being unmanaged, there is a risk of losing this exposed jam banknote.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is clarified whether a paper sheet including a bill as in the above example belongs to a transaction processing device (paper sheet processing device) side or a paper sheet operating device side. In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet operating device and a paper sheet processing system capable of ensuring accurate management of paper sheets.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a paper sheet operating apparatus which is connected to a paper sheet processing apparatus to execute a process of replenishing or collecting paper sheets, On the conveying path for conveying the paper sheets, a reference position for partitioning the management of the paper sheets is set, and with the reference position as a boundary, the paper sheets existing on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the conveying path and on the downstream side. It is a paper sheet management device that independently manages the affiliation with existing paper sheets.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the transport path on the upstream side and the downstream side in the transport direction of the transport path with the reference position of the transport path as a boundary. It is characterized in that it is a paper sheet operating apparatus provided with a transporting means which is driven and controlled in each of the above.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, a partition means for partitioning the upstream side and the downstream side of the transport path is provided at the reference position of the transport path. It is characterized in that it is a paper sheet operation device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, a conveyance abnormality detecting means for detecting a conveyance abnormality of the paper sheet is provided in the conveyance path, and the conveyance abnormality is It is characterized in that it is a paper sheet operating apparatus for controlling the conveyance direction of the conveyance path in the opposite direction based on the conveyance abnormality detection of the detection means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, a conveyance abnormality detecting means for detecting a conveyance abnormality of the paper sheet is provided in the conveyance path, and the conveyance abnormality is provided. It is characterized in that it is a paper sheet operating apparatus that continuously drives and controls the conveyance of the downstream side from the reference position based on the conveyance abnormality detection of the detection means.

The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is a paper sheet processing system comprising the paper sheet operating apparatus according to claim 1 and a paper sheet processing apparatus.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the transport direction of the transport path is bordered by the reference position or partition means for partitioning the management of the paper sheets set on the transport path for transporting the paper sheets of the paper sheet management apparatus. By independently managing the affiliations of the paper sheets existing on the upstream side and the paper sheets existing on the downstream side, the jammed paper sheet belongs to the reference position or the partitioning means as a boundary. Since it is clear that the paper sheets are handled according to the affiliation and the affiliation of all the paper sheets can be clearly distinguished, it is possible to accurately count and control the transported quantity.

Further, when the color or shape is changed or marked according to the belonging position of the conveying path, the belonging of the jammed paper sheet becomes clear at the time of the staff recovery operation.

Further, since the transporting means which is driven and controlled is provided on each of the transporting path upstream and downstream of the transporting path with the reference position of the transporting path or the partitioning means as a boundary, for example, it is fed out at the time of replenishment. As for the paper sheets to be conveyed, since only the paper sheets that have been surely conveyed and processed by the conveying means are conveyed and supplied to the paper sheet processing apparatus side, it is possible to prevent the occurrence or remaining of jam between the apparatuses. For the paper sheets that are fed out and conveyed from the paper sheet processing apparatus at the time of collection, the paper sheets that have been subjected to the conveyance processing are reliably taken in by the conveyance means, so it is possible to prevent the occurrence or jam of jams between the apparatuses. It is possible to avoid down of the device. Therefore, even when the paper sheet management apparatus is detached from the paper sheet processing apparatus, there is no fear of losing the paper sheets, and highly reliable counting management of the paper sheets can be performed.

When the sheet cannot be conveyed on the conveying path of the conveying means, the sheet can be returned to its original position by switching the conveying path and feeding the sheet backward, and the change of belonging of the sheet can be stopped during the conveyance. . Therefore, the affiliation of the paper sheets is always clear, and the counting management can be performed without recounting when the number of paper sheets is determined.

Further, even if a jam occurs during transportation, by continuing as much as possible, it is possible to continue the transportation of the paper sheets of which the belongings are clearly blocked and to complete the replenishment or recovery transportation. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the paper sheets from remaining on the transport path.

Further, the present invention can be applied to various paper sheet processing systems for automatically trading paper sheets such as articles for sale in addition to devices such as ATMs for handling paper sheets such as bills and slips.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a paper sheet management device (hereinafter referred to as a management device) 12 which is connected to an automatic teller machine (ATM) 11 so that bills can be replenished or collected, and the management device 12 is as described above with reference to FIG. , The ATM 11 is detachably connected to replenish or collect the bills A one by one.
The TM 11 is connected between the deposit / withdrawal port 13 on the front side and the replenishment connection section 14 and the collection connection section 15 on the back side via a replenishment path 16, a deposit / withdrawal path 17 and a collection path 18.

Among these, the first to third stackers 19a to 19c of the denominations are arranged inside the replenishment path 16, and the banknotes A ... Replenished from the operation device 12 are passed through the replenishment path 16 to the respective stackers. 19a to 19c are put in storage standby. The banknotes A, which are stored and waited here, are fed out during the withdrawal transaction and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 13, and the bills A are processed through the deposit / withdrawal port 13 during the depositing transaction.

Further, the banknote A from the stackers 19a to 19c
When collecting the bills A fed from the stackers 19a to 19c through the collection path 18, the collection connection part 15 is collected.
To the operation device 12 side, which is connected to the back side from this.

Further, a temporary holding section 20, an identifying section 21 and a bill collecting box 22 are connected to each of these conveying paths 16 to 18 so that two bills can be taken out and defective bills can be identified and temporarily held and collected. Is configured.

On the other hand, the operation device 12 side has an operation-side supplementary connection portion 23 and an operation-side recovery connection portion 24 on the front face, and is connected to the supplementary connection portion 14 and the recovery connection portion 15 of the ATM 11, respectively. The connecting portions 23, 24 are connected to the internal money type cartridges 25 a, 25 b and the temporary holding portion 26 via the operation side replenishment path 27 and the operation side recovery path 28.

Further, the cartridges 25a, 25 of each denomination
The banknotes A ... Stored in b are replenished along the operation side replenishment path 2 when replenished.
It is conveyed to the operation side connection section 23 via 7, and the operation side identification section 29 arranged in the middle of the conveyance identifies the denomination, the number of sheets, etc., and replenishes the ATM 11 side.

On the other hand, at the time of collection, the banknotes supplied from the collection connection section 15 of the ATM 11 are taken in through the collection path 28 on the operation side, and from this, each cartridge 25 of the denomination is obtained.
It is distributed and stored in a and 25b. Further, when an abnormal identification bill is generated at the time of replenishment or collection, the bill is collected in the bill collection box 22 on the ATM side, and in the case of taking out two bills or the like, it is held by the temporary holding units 20 and 26.

In this way, the ATM 11 receives and replenishes banknotes from the operating device 12 and discharges the banknotes A ... to the operating device 12 to collect them, so that the banknote storage amount of the ATM 11 is always maintained at an appropriate amount.

By the way, a replenishment conveyance roller R1 which allows forward and reverse rotations and nips and conveys the banknotes one by one is disposed at the conveyance position inside the operation side replenishment connection section 23, and further, this roller R
At the inward transport position via 1, the affiliation switching shutter 30a
A replenishment connection detection sensor S1 is provided at the position of the operation side replenishment connection 23, and a replenishment affiliation detection sensor S2 is provided at the position of the affiliation switching shutter 30a to detect the replenishment operation.

Further, a collecting / conveying roller R2 for allowing forward / reverse rotation and nipping and conveying the banknotes one by one is arranged at a conveying position inside the operation side collecting / connecting portion 24, and further, through the roller R2. A affiliation switching shutter 30b is provided at the one-way conveyance position, a collection connection detecting sensor S3 is provided at the position of the operation-side collection connection 24, and a collection affiliation detecting sensor S4 is provided at the position of the affiliation switching shutter 30b. To detect the recovery operation. In addition, each of the transport paths 27 and 28 has a transport roller R3.
... and a conveyor belt (not shown) are provided to sandwich and convey the bills, and the bills are distributed by the flappers f provided at the branch positions.

Further, the above-mentioned respective affiliation switching shutters 30 are provided.
a and 30b set this position as a reference position for partitioning the management of the bill A, and determine the affiliation of the bill A to be replenished or collected at the branch point at the time of replenishment or collection of the bill. When a jam occurs, the shutter is closed to shut off the conveyance paths 27 and 28, and the shutters 30a and 3
On the basis of the partitioning action of 0b, the banknotes A ... Are handled according to the affiliation of the ATM side or the operating device side, and the affiliation of all banknotes is clearly distinguished.

Further, based on the positions of the shutters 30a and 30b, the color of the inner conveyance path and the outer conveyance path are changed to form the conveyance path. Due to this, at the time of the staff recovery operation, the transport routes 27, 28 can be seen at a glance due to the difference in color.
The affiliation of the above jam banknote can be determined.

Further, by disposing the replenishment conveyance roller R1 between the operation side replenishment connection section 23 and the affiliation switching shutter 30a, the bill A fed and conveyed at the time of replenishment receives the conveyance action of this roller R1. Since the banknotes are reliably transported, and only the banknotes that have undergone the transportation process are transported and supplied to the ATM side, it is possible to prevent jams and remaining on the ATM side.

Similarly, by disposing the collecting / conveying roller R2 between the operation side collecting / connecting section 24 and the affiliation switching shutter 30b, the banknotes fed out and conveyed from the ATM at the time of collecting are the banknotes which have been conveyed. Since the roller R2 is surely taken in, it is possible to prevent the occurrence and remaining of jam between the two devices 11 and 12, and thus to avoid the risk of banknote loss and to prevent the device from going down. You can

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the control circuit of the operation device 12, in which the CPU 51 controls each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 52, and the control data is RA.
It is stored so that it can be read by M53.

The transport motor M is based on the replenishment or recovery command signal and operates the operation side replenishment path 27 and the operation side recovery path 28.
Drive the bills A to replenish or collect the bills A, and the shutter solenoid 54 operates the respective assignment switching shutters 30a and 30b.
The flapper solenoid 55 distributes the flappers f disposed at each branch position on the conveyance path.

By the way, the CPU 51 passes the bills passing through the connecting portion between the two devices 11 and 12 through the replenishment connecting portion detecting sensor S1, the replenishing belonging detecting sensor S2, the collecting connecting portion detecting sensor S3 and the collecting belonging detecting sensor S4. Detection and confirmation, and at this time, for example, on the replenishment side, a replenishment connection portion detection sensor S1 for detecting a connection portion between the devices 11 and 12 that is physically attached and detached, and a banknote affiliation are separated on the operation side replenishment path 27 By detecting with both the supplementary belonging detection sensor S2 for detecting the partition position of the belonging switching shutter 30a, this connecting portion can be detected in an overlapping manner, and this connecting portion can be reliably detected. Further, even on the collection side, similarly arranged sensors S3 and S4 correspond to the detection to surely detect the connected portion.

Further, the CPU 51 is configured to control the opening / closing of the belonging switching shutters 30a and 30b depending on the position where the jam occurs when the jam occurs while the banknote is being conveyed, and continue the conveyance as much as possible. This is to prevent the banknotes from remaining on the transport path when a jam occurs and to clarify the affiliation, and the affiliation switching shutter 30
The banknotes that have not passed the positions a and 30b have their replenishment or collection operations interrupted, and the banknotes that have passed the shutter position continue to be transferred to the stackers 19a to 19c and the cartridges 25a and 25b at the transfer target position, and the transfer is completed. Let

If jamming occurs at the shutter position and it is difficult to carry the paper, the carrying direction is switched and the paper is fed back. With this, the banknotes are returned to their original positions and the banknote affiliation changing operation is performed.
It can be stopped during transportation, regardless of the occurrence of jams, the belongings of banknotes are always clear, and when the number of banknotes is fixed, hundreds to thousands of banknotes can be counted and managed without recounting, You can save time.

The operation device 12 configured in this way is
When a replenishment or collection process is executed by connecting to the TM11 and, for example, a jam occurs on the operation device 12 side during bill replenishment at this time, the CPU 51 guides the replenishment bill being fed out to the temporary holding unit 26 and switches the affiliation. The shutter 30a is closed to shut off the operation side replenishment path 27, and the bills that have passed the position of the shutter 30a in this replenishment regulation state are continuously conveyed until replenishment is completed. This prevents banknotes from remaining at the connection between the two devices 11 and 12, and at this time, replenishes the number of banknotes belonging to the replenishment connection detection sensor S1 and replenishment, the belonging number of which is determined based on the position of the shutter 30a. The affiliation detection sensor S2 detects and confirms the number of replenishment-processed sheets and the total number of sheets stored in the ATM 11 and the operating device 12 to be accurately counted and managed.

When a jam occurs on the ATM 11 side during bill replenishment, all the bills that have not reached the position of the flapper f to be distributed to the temporary holding unit 26 side are temporarily held.
The banknotes are sorted to the side and collected, and on the other hand, the banknotes that have already passed through the flapper f are kept conveyed while keeping the shutter 30a open so as to be sent to the ATM11 side. As a result, the banknotes can be ended without leaving the banknotes at the position of the shutter 30a, and as a result, it is possible to prevent a chain of jams in the operation device 12 due to a jam of the ATM.

When a jam occurs in the ATM 11 or the operation device 12 during the bill collection, the bills being fed out from the ATM are guided to the temporary holding section 20 or the bill collecting box 22, and the holding or collecting position of these bills. The shutter 30b is opened until the banknotes that have passed through the position of the shutter 30b are opened, and when the last banknote has passed, the affiliation switching shutter 30b is closed and the operation side recovery path 28 is shut off, and the shutter is in this recovery regulation state. The banknotes that have passed the position of 30b are continuously conveyed until the collection is completed. Further, if there is a jam banknote in the connection part of the shutter 30b, it is sent back to the ATM side to prevent the banknote from remaining in the connection part between the two devices 11 and 12, and at this time, the position of the shutter 30b is used as a starting point. The CPU 51 accurately counts and manages the collection processing sheet number and the total number of the ATM 11 and the operating device 12 by detecting and confirming the number of belongings of the banknote whose affiliation is determined by the collection connection detection sensor S3 and the collection belonging detection sensor S4.

As described above, the bills passing through the connecting portion between the devices at the time of replenishment are surely conveyed by the replenishing and conveying rollers, and only the conveyed bills are conveyed and supplied to the ATM side. It is possible to prevent the occurrence and retention of jams, and since the banknotes fed out from the ATM at the time of collection are reliably taken in by the collection / conveyance roller, the banknotes that have been conveyed and processed are not likely to occur. It is possible to prevent the residue and to prevent the device from going down. Therefore, even when the operating device is detached from the ATM, there is no fear of losing the banknotes, and highly reliable banknote counting management is possible.

Further, for the bills to be replenished or collected, if the affiliation of the bills is determined by using the position of the affiliation switching shutter as a branch point, the affiliation of all the bills can be clearly distinguished by handling them according to the affiliation. It can be counted and managed. Further, when it is not possible to carry on the carrying path of the supplementary carrying roller, the carrying path is switched and the paper is fed back, so that the banknote can be returned to the original position and the belonging change of the banknote can be stopped during the carrying. Therefore, the affiliation of banknotes is always clear, and counting management can be performed without recounting when determining the number of banknotes. Further, when the color or shape is changed or marked according to the position where the conveyance route belongs, the belonging of the jam banknote at the time of the staff recovery operation becomes clear.

Further, by monitoring the transportation at the time of replenishment or recovery of the connecting portion between the devices, the transportation processing state can be confirmed all the time, and highly reliable operation processing can be performed. Further, even if a jam occurs during transportation, by continuing the transportation as much as possible, it is possible to complete the transportation of the banknote whose belonging is clear, and prevent the banknote from remaining on the transportation path. Further, the present invention can be applied to various banknote processing systems for automatically trading banknotes such as articles for sale, in addition to the ATM and other devices that handle banknotes.

FIG. 3 shows another example. According to this example, A
When the operation device 32 is connected to the TM31 and replenishment processing is performed,
The banknotes 34 fed from the denomination-based cartridges 33a and 33b of the operation device 32 are identified by the banknote identification unit 35,
ATM-type stacker 3 of ATM 31 through the replenishment conveyance path 36
7a, 37b, 37c are sorted and stored. At this time,
The replenished bills are counted one by one by the replenishment number detection sensor S31 and switched from belonging to the operation device 32 to belonging to the ATM 31. In addition, the defective identification banknotes at the time of replenishment should be flapper 3
It is sorted by 8 and collected in the bill collecting unit 39.

Then, the position of the shutter 40 arranged at the transport exit position of the bill 34 is set as a reference position for partitioning the management of the bill 34.

When collecting banknotes, the ATM3
The banknotes 34 fed from the one-denomination-type stackers 37a to 37c are identified by the banknote identification unit 41, and then the collecting and conveying path 42 is provided.
Through the money-type cartridges 33a, 3 of the operation device 32
The bills sorted and stored in 3b are collected one by one by the collected number detection sensor S32, and the belongings of the ATM 31 are switched to those of the operating device 32. Further, the defective identification bills at the time of collection are sorted by the flapper 43 and collected in the bill collection box 44.

On the operation device 32 side, the position of the shutter 45 arranged at the conveyance entrance position of the bill 34 is set to the bill 34.
It is set to the standard position that separates the management of.

Even if the positions of the shutters 40 and 45 arranged near the transfer entrance / exit position on the operation device 32 side are set to the reference positions for partitioning the management of the banknotes 34 as in this embodiment, the affiliation of the banknotes 34 can be clarified. It can be divided.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-mentioned one embodiment, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention is the same as the embodiment A.
In the same manner, the paper sheet management device corresponds to the TM11 and 31, and the paper sheet management device corresponds to the management devices 12 and 32.
Corresponding to the reference numeral 34, the partitioning means is a shutter 3 for switching each affiliation.
0a, 30b, 40, 45, the conveying means correspond to the replenishing conveying roller R1 and the collecting conveying roller R2, and the conveyance abnormality detecting means includes the replenishing connection portion detecting sensor S1, the replenishment belonging detecting sensor S2, and the collecting operation. Corresponding to the connection section detection sensor S3, the collection belonging detection sensor S4 and the CPU 51, the conveyance path is
Although it corresponds to the operation side replenishment path 27, the operation side collection path 28, the replenishment conveyance path 36, and the collection conveyance path 42, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram in which an operation device is connected to an ATM.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the operation device.

FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram in which an operation device of another example is connected to an ATM.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 31 ... ATM 12, 32 ... Operation device 27 ... Operation side replenishment path 28 ... Operation side collection path 30a, 30b, 40, 45 ... Assignment switching shutter 36 ... Replenishment conveyance path 42 ... Collection conveyance path 51 ... CPU A, 34 ... Paper R1 ... Replenishing and carrying roller R2 ... Collecting and carrying roller S1 to S4, S31, S32 ... Detection sensor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet operation apparatus that is connected to a paper sheet processing apparatus and executes a process of replenishing or collecting paper sheets, wherein the paper sheet is provided on a conveying path for conveying the paper sheets. A reference position for partitioning management is set, and with the reference position as a boundary, the affiliation of the paper sheet existing on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the conveyance path and the paper sheet existing on the downstream side are independently managed. Paper sheet operation device. 2. The paper sheet management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein drive means is provided on each of the upstream and downstream transport paths of the transport path in the transport direction with the reference position of the transport path as a boundary. . 3. The paper sheet management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising partitioning means provided at a reference position of the transport path for partitioning the upstream side and the downstream side of the transport path. 4. A conveyance abnormality detection means for detecting a conveyance abnormality of a paper sheet is provided on the conveyance path, and the conveyance direction of the conveyance path is controlled in the reverse direction based on the conveyance abnormality detection of the conveyance abnormality detection means. The paper sheet management device according to item 1. 5. A conveyance abnormality detection means for detecting a conveyance abnormality of a paper sheet is provided on the conveyance path, and the conveyance downstream from the reference position is continuously driven based on the conveyance abnormality detection of the conveyance abnormality detection means. The paper sheet management apparatus according to claim 1, which is controlled. 6. A paper sheet processing system comprising the paper sheet operating apparatus according to claim 1 and a paper sheet processing apparatus.